ISSUE 29 TheThe QEHB CharityCharity NewsNewsletterletter England Manager Gareth Southgate lends his support to The Giles’ Trust © 2019 Queen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham Charity is a working name of University Hospitals Birmingham Charity, a company limited by guarantee in England (No.10004003) and a charity registered in England and Wales (No.1165716). Registered Office: 5th Floor Nuffield House, Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Birmingham B15 2TH Hello and welcome to the latest With summer just around the corner, edition of Love QEHB, the official it’s the perfect time to sign up for an newsletter for the Queen Elizabeth event and raise money to support Hospital Birmingham Charity. This your hospital charity. We’ve got a edition is full of all our latest news, our whole host of events coming up upcoming events, and stories of our so whether you’d like to host a tea inspirational fundraisers. party or run a half marathon there’s Last year, we asked for your help to something for everyone. bring Heart in a Box to the hospital. If you’re interested in keeping up to This machine keeps a donor’s heart date with our latest news then be beating outside of the body ready sure to follow us on social media, for transplantation. Thanks to your just search for @QEHBCharity on generosity, Heart in a Box arrived at Facebook, Instagram and Twitter. the hospital and is now being used to Alternatively, you can contact us on save lives. On pages six and seven, you 0121 371 4852 or [email protected]. can read all about James Walton and If you’re at the hospital, why not come his life-saving transplant that was made and visit us in the Fundraising Hub in possible thanks to Heart in a Box. the atrium? You’ll also be able to find Here at the Charity we’re immensely lots of Charity merchandise in the proud of our Home away from Home Hub, sign up for events, and make appeal that provides accommodation donations. for patients and their families within Thank you for all that you do for the walking distance of the hospital. Thanks Charity, it’s thanks to your generosity to your generosity we have provided that we’re able to go ‘over and above’ flats for the families of young people for our patients here at QEHB. receiving cancer treatment and patients receiving treatments for leukaemia and other blood cancers. Read more about this project, and the people who have benefitted from it in this newsletter. Mike Hammond Chief Executive, QEHB Charity Famous face lends support Liver patient grateful for Ann Fox to Ball Foundation A fundraising dinner was held Thanks to the amazing fundraising recently in memory of legendary support of the Ann Fox Foundation, football coach Dick Bate. Read all liver patient Gemma Jolly has received about this amazing event on page a liver transplant. Read more about four, and the famous faces that were the amazing machine that saved her Together with your help there to lend their support. life on pages ten and eleven. we raise money to provide world-class facilities for Heart in a Box saves a life Home away from Home appeal patients and their families at the Queen Elizabeth Turn to pages six and seven to read Turn to pages 16 and 17 to read about Hospital Birmingham that about James Walton, and how his the Home away from Home appeal life was saved thanks to Heart in go over and above what the which provides free accommodation a Box. This revolutionary machine to patients and their families within NHS can provide. We spend was brought to QEHB thanks to your walking distance of the hospital. your generous donations donations! on cutting-edge equipment such as the cancer-busting machine CyberKnife; facilities like Fisher House, a ‘home away from home’ for military patients and their families; a teacher for young people with cancer, and much more. Queen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham Fisher House 2 LOVE QEHB - QEHB CHARITY NEWSLETTER | ISSUE 29 Dates for your diary NHS Big Tea 5 July Help us say a big happy birthday to the NHS this year by setting up your own tea party! Whether you work Great Birmingham 10K at the hospital, at a school or have a community group you can get involved and hold your tea party on 5 July - or any date that suits you! By running for Brum26 Mayand taking part in the SimplyHealth 10K, you can raise money for the You can raise money for a ward, department or appeal hospital charity and help of your choice at the hospital and have a great time young people with cancer and people with rare drinking tea and eating cake at the same time! diseases. The 10K comes alivesupport with military thousands patients, of Let us know if you’re hosting your own tea party by runners every year so is the perfect challenge to contacting [email protected] get stuck in to. By signing up to run for the hospital Find out more information at charity, you will receive a free fundraising pack hospitalcharity.org/events which includes a runnin ffifinisher’s pack and a timing chip for accurate results. g vest, a goodie-filled hhospitalcharity.org/eventsSign up to run for us now by visiting SimplyHealth [email protected] contacting Roisin on Great Birmingham Run Snowdon Challenge 13 October Take on a half marathon this year and support the hospital 7 September charity in funding equipment and comforting items for Challenge yourself to climbing up Mount Snowdon patients, staff and families at the hospital. Thousands take this year for the hospital charity! This fun-filled trek is part in the 13.1 mile challenge with hundreds of people open to anyone over the age of 18 and places cost £45 cheering them on. There are a limited number of free places each with a minimum sponsorship of £100. Your ticket which are available on a first come, first serve basis, with a cost includes return coach travel from Birmingham city centre, qualified professional guides to take you on the £250 minimum sponsorship. walk, fundraising kit and advice, and snacks and water To get a place please call Roisin on 0121 371 4852, to keep you going throughout the day! or email her at [email protected] and we will send out your free fundraising pack! To get a place please visit hospitalcharity.org/events GREAT NORTH SWIM or email Roisin on [email protected] Do something different7-9 thisJune year and support the hospital charity by taking part in the Great North TheThe NNature Valley Classiclass Swim! The swim takes place in the beautiful Lake District and you can choose how far you would like 17 June to swim from 250 metres, half a mile, one mile,o two Join us for the first day of the fantastic Nature Valley Birmingham Classic at Edgbaston Priory Club and see If you wouldmiles, like 5Kto takeor 10K part in openin the water.one mile swim, some of the world’s most famous tennis players you can get your place through our website with a take to the court in the most celebrated pre- minimum sponsorship of £250 and all other places Wimbledon tennis event! Adult tickets are £7, children are £4 and NHS greatrun.org/great-swim/great-north-swim. staff can receive a £2 discount off their are available at ticket. With your Charity ticket you will email [email protected] you have your place tosecured, get your free receive a water bottle on arrival and have the Charity team on hand to answer any questions you may have. The event will fundraising pack! include food and refreshments and shops selling sports merchandise. Get your tickets now at hospitalcharity.org/shop/product/birmingham-classic-tennis LOVELLOVEQ QEHBEHB - QEHBQEHB CHARITY CHARITY NEWSLETTER NEWSLETTER | | ISSUE 2929 3 England manager lends support to fundraising ball A star-studded fundraising ball Keith Burkenshaw, Villa legend has raised an incredible £50,000 Kenny Swain, and Malky Mackay, for The Giles’ Trust, which supports Performance Director of the Scottish patients with brain tumours at Football Association there to enjoy the Queen Elizabeth Hospital the evening. Birmingham. The Giles’ Trust was set up by The ball was attended by sporting England cricket hero, and current royalty from the worlds of football Director of English Cricket, Ashley and cricket, and even featured a Giles, and his wife Stine after she was special message of support from treated for brain tumours at QEHB. none other than England football Ashely and Stine were also present manager Gareth Southgate. at the dinner to lend their support, The ball was organised and hosted and to represent The Giles’ Trust Dick Bate by Maggie Bate, whose husband alongside Consultant Neurosurgeon Dick was treated at QEHB for a brain Ismail Ughratdar who spoke about of Dick and MaggieMaggie, having been tumour, before sadly passing away the exciting new projects that the coached by Dick in the past. Gareth in April 2018. Dick was a legendary brain tumour team are working on. recorded a message of support for football coach, having spent a The Giles’ Trust is currently raising those present at the event, and for successful career coaching football funds to support research into The Giles’ Trust. stars across the country. artificial intelligence for brain The dinner was held at The Chase When Dick was diagnosed with a tumours, which could change the Hotel, with the staff at the hotel brain tumour, he decided to raise way that brain tumours are treated at working hard to ensure that everyone money to support The Giles’ Trust.